Cytokinetics, Incorporated
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ US23282W6057

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Robert Wong. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate Robert Wong has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:CYTK / Cytokinetics, Incorporated VP, Chief Accounting Officer 18,655
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Robert Wong. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Purchases CYTK / Cytokinetics, Incorporated - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in CYTK / Cytokinetics, Incorporated. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

CYTK / Cytokinetics, Incorporated Insider Trades
Insider Sales CYTK / Cytokinetics, Incorporated - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in CYTK / Cytokinetics, Incorporated. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
2024-06-03 CYTK Wong Robert 13,011 48.8800 13,011 48.8800 635,978 346 29.8400 -247,729 -38.95
2022-11-14 CYTK Wong Robert 2,100 40.6800 2,100 40.6800 85,428

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

CYTK / Cytokinetics, Incorporated Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Robert Wong as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2024-12-05 2024-12-03 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 766 18,655 4.28
2024-12-05 2024-12-03 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -273 17,889 -1.50 51.51 -14,062 921,462
2024-12-05 2024-12-03 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 764 18,162 4.39
2024-06-03 2024-06-03 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -13,011 16,653 -43.86 48.88 -635,978 813,999
2024-03-18 2024-03-14 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 4,079 29,664 15.94
2024-03-07 2024-03-06 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -857 25,585 -3.24 66.88 -57,316 1,711,125
2024-03-07 2024-03-04 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -1,783 26,442 -6.32 67.68 -120,673 1,789,595
2023-03-07 2023-03-06 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -692 21,613 -3.10 39.13 -27,078 845,717
2023-03-07 2023-03-06 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 6,000 27,613 27.76
2023-03-03 2023-03-02 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -2,484 22,305 -10.02 39.60 -98,366 883,278
2023-02-21 2023-02-21 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -2,234 24,789 -8.27 45.21 -100,999 1,120,711
2023-02-17 2023-02-16 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -510 27,023 -1.85 44.13 -22,506 1,192,525
2023-02-06 2023-02-03 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -3,004 27,533 -9.84 45.00 -135,180 1,238,985
2022-11-15 2022-11-14 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -2,100 30,537 -6.43 40.68 -85,428 1,242,245
2022-03-08 2022-03-07 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -1,384 31,960 -4.15 36.83 -50,973 1,177,087
2022-03-03 2022-03-02 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 10,364 10,364 37.63 389,997 389,997
2022-03-03 2022-03-02 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 3,636 3,636 37.63 136,823 136,823
2022-03-03 2022-03-02 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 7,500 33,344 29.02
2022-03-03 2022-03-02 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -1,447 25,844 -5.30 37.63 -54,451 972,510
2022-02-17 2022-02-16 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,250 27,291 4.80
2022-02-17 2022-02-16 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 737 26,041 2.91
2021-03-09 2021-03-08 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -1,359 23,879 -5.38 19.19 -26,079 458,238
2021-03-04 2021-03-02 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 8,092 8,092 19.42 157,147 157,147
2021-03-04 2021-03-02 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 6,908 6,908 19.42 134,153 134,153
2021-03-04 2021-03-02 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 10,000 25,238 65.63
2020-03-09 2020-03-06 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 14,410 14,410 14.40 207,504 207,504
2020-03-09 2020-03-06 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 5,590 5,590 14.40 80,496 80,496
2020-03-09 2020-03-06 4 CYTK CYTOKINETICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 10,000 13,004 332.89
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)